Health professionals' overestimation of knowledge on snakebite management, a threat to the survival of snakebite victims-A cross-sectional study in Ghana.

Health professionals' overestimation of knowledge on snakebite management, a threat to the survival of snakebite victims-A cross-sectional study in Ghana.

<h4>Background</h4>According to the World Health Organization, snakebites, a common occupational hazard in developing countries accounts for an annual loss of between 81,000 and 138, 000 lives following 5 million bites of which 2.7 million results in envenomation. Since snakebite-associa...

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Main Authors: Evans Paul Kwame Ameade, Isaac Bonney, Evans Twumasi Boateng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008756

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